Tag: Lyme Disease

RKS Film: “The Quiet Epidemic”: Sadness, Rage and Disgust

Ostensibly the American documentary “The Quiet Epidemic” chronicles the steamrolling Lyme Disease (LD) epidemic in the United States but it is far more than that. It is an exposé on the self-destructive greed and failure of the for-profit underpinnings of the American medical system and the moral and ethical corruption if not gross negligence of… Read More RKS Film: “The Quiet Epidemic”: Sadness, Rage and Disgust

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First Lyme Disease Case Identified

Ticks can attach to any part of the human body but are often found in hard-to-see areas such as the groin, armpits, and scalp. In most cases, the tick must be attached for 36-48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted.

(WINDSOR, ON) – The Windsor Essex Health Unit has confirmed this region’s first positive human case of Lyme Disease, yesterday. Dr Wajid Ahmed, the area’s associate medical officer of health, is reminding residents to take the appropriate precautions to protect themselves against ticks when out-of-doors. The positive testing for Lyme Disease marks the first diagnosed… Read More First Lyme Disease Case Identified

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